{{tnr}}{{Retired candidate submit info}} '''Robert Murphy''' (born 1957) was a [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012]] [[Democratic]] candidate for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012#District 36|District 36]] of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]]. He has run for the same seat in every election year from 2004 on.

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{{tnr}}'''Robert Murphy''' (born 1957) was a [[State legislative elections, 2014|2014]] [[Democratic]] candidate for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2014#District 36|District 36]] of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]]. He has run for the same seat in every election year from 2004 on.

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Murphy is a mediator specialist for the U.S. military.<ref name="smart">[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/38217/robert-murphy ''Project Vote Smart'', Biography of Robert Murphy, retrieved August 2, 2012.]</ref>

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==Biography==

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Murphy is a mediator specialist for the U.S. military.<ref name="smart">[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/38217/robert-murphy ''Project Vote Smart'', Biography of Robert Murphy, accessed August 2, 2012]</ref>

Murphy ran in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012|Michigan House of Representatives]] District 36. He defeated [[Brian Senia]] in the August 7 Democratic primary and was defeated by incumbent [[Pete Lund]] (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. <ref>http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/12PRI/12PRI_CL.HTM ''Michigan Secretary of State'', 2012 Official August Primary Candidate Listing, retrieved August 2, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/MI_State_House_0807.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS ''Associated Press'' "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," Accessed August 7, 2012]</ref>

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Murphy ran in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012|Michigan House of Representatives]] District 36. He defeated [[Brian Senia]] in the August 7 Democratic primary and was defeated by incumbent [[Pete Lund]] (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/12PRI/12PRI_CL.HTM ''Michigan Secretary of State'', "2012 Official August Primary Candidate Listing," accessed August 2, 2012]</ref><ref>[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/MI_State_House_0807.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS ''Associated Press'', "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 7, 2012]</ref>

Murphy was a Democratic candidate in the election for the District 36 House seat in 2010. He defeated [[James Winne]] in the August 3 Democratic primary. He was defeated by [[Peter Lund]] (R) in the general election on [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010|November 2, 2010]].

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Murphy was a Democratic candidate in the election for the District 36 House seat in 2010. He defeated [[James Winne]] in the August 3 Democratic primary. He was defeated by [[Peter Lund]] (R) in the general election on [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010|November 2, 2010]].<ref>[http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10PRI/08.HTM ''Michigan Secretary of State'', "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/10GEN/08.HTM ''Michigan Secretary of State'', "State Representative," accessed March 23, 2014]</ref>

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==Personal==

==Personal==

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Murphy lives in Romeo, Michigan with his wife Katherine. They have three children.<ref name="smart" />

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Murphy and his wife, Katherine, have three children.<ref name="smart" />

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==Endorsements==

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===2014===

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In 2014, Murphy's endorsements included the following:

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*Right to Life of Michigan<ref>[https://secure.rtl.org/apps/elections/listing ''Right to Life of Michigan'', "Elections," accessed June 18, 2014]</ref>

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2010

Murphy was a Democratic candidate in the election for the District 36 House seat in 2010. He defeated James Winne in the August 3 Democratic primary. He was defeated by Peter Lund (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8][9]

Michigan House of Representatives, District 36 General election (2010)